Planning strategies

Learn about the City's framework, plans and strategies that guide projects to create liveable communities and places.

The City engages with the community to ensure the framework, plans and strategies developed reflect the interests, needs and aspirations for the City. The City's projects move through a number of stages; from strategies, to plans, then onto commencement.

Strategies

Here you will find strategies the City has in place designed to achieve long-term vision of the City.

Fenced Dog Park Strategy

The City Wide Fenced Dog Park Implementation Strategy aims to guide the installation of fenced dog exercise areas across the City in a strategic and equitable manner.

Background

With the significant success of the Inglewood Oval fenced dog park and the recent completion of the Charles Riley Memorial Reserve dog park, the City is looking to guide future implementation of these facilities across the City over the next four years.

As mentioned above, the City currently has two fenced dog parks- Inglewood Oval dog park (constructed March 2013) and Charles Riley dog park (constructed December 2015). These fenced dog parks have been well received by the community and are very popular. Dog parks not only provide a secure environment for dog socialisation, exercise and training but also provide owners with an opportunity for social interaction. They help create a sense of community amongst those that frequent these facilities.

A user survey conducted at Inglewood Oval dog park in 2014 showed that only 60% of people using the Inglewood facility were local (within a 10 minute drive). The popularity of the facilities has created ongoing operational issues that make it difficult to maintain the grass to a satisfactory standard. The high level of community use due to the lack of alternative facilities also makes it difficult to undertake repairs that require closure of the facility for any extended period of time.

With the clear need for additional fenced dog parks to be established within the City, a number of site considerations have been taken into account when developing the City Wide Fenced Dog Park Implementation Strategy. These include:

A 10 minute drive catchment:

Equitable distribution across the City

District and regional reserve locations

Areas of under-utilised open space larger than 2,800 m2

Proximity to existing irrigation system.

On the basis of the above summarised criteria, the following reserves are proposed to accommodate fenced dog parks areas:

Princess Wallington Reserve (Balga)

Dianella Regional Open Space (Dianella)

Carine Regional Open Space (Carine)

Lake Gwelup Regional Open Space (Gwelup)

Robinson Reserve (Tuart Hill) (pending Master Plan).

The south-west and north-east sections of the City do not have reserves that meet the current criteria to accommodate a fenced dog park. The intent is to develop dog parks in the locations identified in this strategy as a priority and then revisit the North-East and South-West areas of the City in greater detail and with revised selection criteria with a view to finding locations capable of accommodating dog parks.

The size of Regional Open Space reserves allows for dual enclosure facilities. Dog parks planned for Gwelup, Dianella and Carine facilities will consist of both a small and large enclosure.

It should be noted that the installation of fenced dog parks does not change the existing use of reserves by owners and their dogs in accordance with local laws and the Dog Act. Dogs may still be exercised off leash in reserves where a fenced dog park is located. Whether in the reserve or within a fenced dog park, dogs must be under control at all times.

Implementation

The strategy proposes the initial installation of five (5) fenced dog parks across the City. The reserves identified for fenced dog parks and the proposed year of implementation are identified below:

Stage 1 (2017/2018)

Princess Wallington Reserve (Balga)

Dianella Regional Open Space (Dianella).

Stage 2

Carine Regional Open Space (Carine).

Stage 3

Robinson Reserve (Tuart Hill) (pending master plan)

Lake Gwelup Regional Open Space (Gwelup).

Each fenced dog park will be subject to further public consultation following concept design. Residents that live within a 500 metre catchment of the identified reserve will be consulted prior to finalisation of the design.

Housing Strategy

The City of Stirling has adopted a local housing strategy for the next 5 years to guide future provision of housing, assess the role of supporting services and inform residential density reviews, focusing on 7 issues. Find out more about the housing strategy.

The Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) requires the City of Stirling to prepare a local housing strategy.

In December 2009, the City of Stirling adopted the Local Housing Strategy 2010 to analyse current housing-related issues, and identify housing needs for the next 5 years, and is awaiting endorsement by the WAPC.

It outlines a set of principles to:

Guide future provision of housing and residential lots

Assess the role of supporting services

Inform residential density reviews.

The issues and principles in the housing strategy are also used in the Local Area Planning project to address key issues within each local area.

Please download the Local housing strategy 2010 (PDF) to find out more about the 7 focus areas, namely:

Housing provision and needs

Public housing & housing affordability

Sustainability of the built form

Employment and transport

Climate change & energy vulnerability

Design qualities of infill housing.

Directions 2031 implementation

For further information on either the Local Housing Strategy or the Local Area Planning project please contact City Planning.

Integrated Cycling Strategy

The City of Stirling's Integrated Cycling Strategy (ICS) sits underneath the Integrated Transport Strategy (ITS) and provides more detail on how the strategic objectives of the ITS, in relation to cycling, can be achieved.

The City of Stirling adopted the Integrated Transport Strategy at its 22 September 2009 meeting after reviewing public comments, and forms the basis for subsequent strategies and implementation plans. For cycling this has translated to the following outcomes:

The City has a bicycle friendly network allowing cyclists to easily travel anywhere within the City

Travel by bicycle within the City is safe, direct and convenient with minimal impediment from traffic or pedestrians

The movement of cyclists is given priority over the movement of vehicles

Safe, secure and appropriate end of trip facilities are provided in major developments, centres and transport modes

Cyclist routes are clearly signed and easy to navigate

The City actively works to support and encourage community members in cycling for transport, through the provision of education, skills-training and associated services.

At the time the Integrated Transport Strategy was advertised, the City was already in the process of drafting the latest edition of the Bike Plan and had, as part of that process, identified some critical conflicts that required resolution before moving forward. Rather than progressing cycling on the 'business as usual' model, which was producing those conflicts, it was decided to review these conflicts and, by assessing the relative risks, determine treatment plans and alternate strategies to produce a new model for cycling implementation that could deliver the required outcomes.

One of the common shortcomings of bike plans, across government in general, was that they failed to address the difference between policy setting (by Council) and implementation (by the administration). In order to recognise this, the title and content of this document was revised to Integrated Cycling Strategy (ICS) to better align it as a subsidiary document to the City's Integrated Transport Strategy.

Since its release as a public document, following the first stage of consultation in 2011, the initial draft ICS has provided a focal point in many discussions, meetings and workshops in which the City has been involved, and has met with considerable interest and support from a number of other local governments, cycling advocacy groups and elements within the state government agencies. Recent developments in cycling across the world, together with a greater willingness to see them implemented in WA, have since enabled these concepts to be incorporated into Part Two of the strategy (new).

The Integrated Cycling Strategy, which was formally adopted by Council on 5 May 2015, will determine the strategic direction for cycling for the foreseeable future and set the framework for implementation. In future cycling should no longer be provided on a piecemeal basis rather the product of detailed route planning and the provision of complete routes. Following the initial public consultation the document has been divided into two parts, the first of which is essentially a reference document which provides the background study behind the development and sets the scheme for part two.

Part two provides the 'Way forward and 'toolkit' and explains the rationale behind an investment program for cycling based on the development of 'complete routes'. A separate 'Bike Route Development Plan' (BRDP) will identify the Primary and Secondary routes which will form the basis of the City's investment in cycling for the 10-year plan. This in turn will feed into the 5-year planning horizon which will determine the design program required to underwrite each annual budget submission to Council. This BRDP is already under development and defines the corridors within which Primary and Secondary cycling routes will be developed. Once the underlying Strategy has been adopted by Council and the BRDP finalised, it will be uploaded to the City's website as part of the more detailed implementation plan where it will remain available, alongside the ICS, for information and public comment.

As with the footpath program, the individual routes will be weighed with a priority score used to determine the order in which they should be delivered. As these route corridors are assessed and detailed designs produced consultation within the immediate community will be undertaken at concept stage to ensure that the City can properly accommodate local needs with the wider strategic goals.

The Stirling to Scarborough Bicycle Boulevard is the first major route to be developed, and the concept design is now underway.

Since the Integrated Cycling Strategy was formally adopted by Council on 5 May 2015, the City has undertaken the Local Bike Route (LBR) review, in accordance with the requirements of the WA Bicycle Network Plan.

A key outcome from the LBR review identified that the most significant of those primary routes, warranting early delivery, was a four kilometre long east-west route connecting two of the City's main activity centres:

The eastern focus of this route is the 'Strategic Metropolitan Centre' of Stirling, which also benefits from direct connectivity to the primary PSP route along the Mitchell Freeway and Stirling train station

The western focus of the route is the District Centre of Scarborough, which is currently the subject of a major redevelopment under the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA) and through which runs the primary coastal cycling route.

In October 2015 the City applied to the Department of Transport (DoT) for two year PBN grant funding, for the design and first phase construction of the Stirling to Scarborough Bicycle Boulevard, and was awarded a grant for $345,000 in May 2016. Moorland Street is uniquely placed to be the main focus for this route.

Moorland street 'Bicycle Boulevard'

The City, in partnership with the Department of Transport who are co-funding this work, has engaged GTA Consultants to progress the initial concepts for this route through to formal public consultation and final design.

Ahead of the formal public meeting, GTA invited preliminary comments on the proposals and have provided an overview presentation outlining some of the considerations and options available in providing a route based on the principles of 'Self-Explaining Roads' and 'Safe Active Streets'.

Local Planning Strategy

The City of Stirling's draft Local Planning Strategy will provide guidance and direction to ensure coordinated and responsive land use planning across the City.

The City of Stirling's draft Local Planning Strategy will provide guidance and direction to ensure coordinated and responsive land use planning across the City. The draft Local Planning Strategy will be broadly based on the culmination of all the Local Area Plans, whilst using the principles of the reviewed Corporate Strategic plan and be within the realms and restrictions of the existing adopted State and Cities planning related strategies. The City's draft Local Planning Strategy is intended to provide the strategic basis for the current and future Local Planning Schemes, as well as guide and manage future development in the City. The draft Local Planning Strategy is a statutory document and provides a link between State and regional strategic planning policies and local interests.

The draft Local Planning Strategy seeks to guide the future development within the City, particularly the residential and commercial elements. If not suitably planned, population growth and increased commercial opportunities could lead to detrimental impacts upon the City and its residents. However, with the necessary future planning measures in place through the draft Local Planning Strategy, the City will ensure that it makes the most of this potential future growth.

The Local Planning Strategy will also form the basis for assessing Scheme amendments including for residential density changes. The Western Australian Planning Commission will not consider any significant re-zonings until the Local Planning Strategy is in place. The City has secured consent to advertise from Western Australian Planning Commission subject to modification of the document. The City is currently undertaking these modifications and hopes to advertise the draft document to the community shortly.

The main themes arising from the draft Local Planning Strategy includes:

Focus increased densities around centres and activity corridors

Guide design elements of multiple and grouped dwellings throughout the City

Review residential capacity in areas where unsustainable growth can occur

Rights of Way Management Strategy

The City of Stirling's Rights of Way Management Strategy was adopted by Council on 10 November 2009 to provide a framework for its approach to the management of private rights of way and dedicated public laneways. Historically, these rights of way and laneways were originally created for the purpose of night carts access for waste removal, however with the advent of modern sewerage disposal systems, they were no longer required for such purposes. With increasing urbinasation, the majority of these rights of way and laneways now have the potential to be used as alternative access to the abutting developments.

The Strategy envisions that all private rights of way (ROWs) with potential for greater public use be constructed and brought under the City's control and management as part of the functional road network.

There are approximately 400 ROWs and dedicatd laneways (that were formerly ROWs) totalling nearly 60 kilometres in length within the City of Stirling.

Under the Strategy, the ROWs and dedicated laneways are classified into 5 categories based on certain characteristics:

ROWs and dedicated laneways that have been designated as Category 1, 2 and 3 will be progressively converted to public street status (if they are in private ownership) and be sealed, drained and lit as part of the Development Contribution Plan for Rights of Way Improvement Works. ROWs designated as Category 4 and 5 will eventually be closed and extinguished, or brought under the City's management as unimproved Crown Rights of Way.

To find out the designated category of the ROW or laneway abutting your property, please go to Stirling Property Maps on this website, locate your property on the map via the address search, tick/check the boxes next to "Right of Ways" in the "Layers" menu on the left to display the ROW on the map and open the Legend icon located on the top right corner of the page to view the designated ROW category.

The works program to complete the sealing, drainage and lighting of Category 1, 2 and 3 laneways over a 16 year period commenced in 2013. Indicative schedules for the upgrade works program: (i) ROW Upgrade (construction and lighting installation) and (ii) ROW Lighting Retrofit only (lighting installation) , are available for viewing below. The schedules are usually reviewed and adjusted every two years by the City to reflect changes in ROW/laneway characteristics.

Properties abutting laneways in the upgrade works program are subject to the requirements of the Development Contribution Plan for Rights of Way Improvement Works which came into effect on 15 December 2015. Owner are liable to contribute financially to the cost of the upgrade works when they subdivide, develop or undertake major modifications on the lots. The Development Contribution Plan can be found in Schedule 11A of Local Planning Scheme No. 3. The Development Contribution Plan Report, Cost Apportionment Schedule and Frequently Asked Questions and Answers documents are available below. The latest independent auditors report and financial statement for the Development Contribution Area for Rights of Way Improvement Works reserve account can be found in the City's Annual Report for 2016/17.

Proposed developments and subdivisions adjacent to a ROW are also required to comply with the standards set out in Local Planning Policy No. 6.5 'Developments Abutting Rights of Way'. Local Planning Policy No. 6.5 aligns with the objectives of the Rights of Way Management Strategy and the Development Contribution Plan for Rights of Way Improvement Works.

Integrated Transport Strategy

The City of Stirling's Integrated Transport Strategy focuses on land use and transport integration, pedestrian amenities, cycling, public transport, freight, parking and demand management. An implementation plan is being developed for it. Find out more about the transport strategy.

The City of Stirling adopted an Integrated Transport Strategy at its 22 September 2009 meeting after reviewing public comments, and is in the midst of developing an implementation plan for it.

Please download the Transport strategy, which aims to develop a more efficient and sustainable transport network, with 7 focus areas:

Plans

Once a strategy reaches the planning stages, plans are created to provide development standards, commencement dates and additional information that govern the direction of the project.

Beaufort Street Activity Corridor

The City of Stirling initiated the Beaufort Street Activity Corridor project in July 2013 to improve Beaufort Street's pedestrian and urban amenities, and to expand the 'Local Character' of the iconic street.

Following intensive community and landowner consultation, Council adopted the Beaufort Street Strategy, Beaufort Street Local Development Plan, and Amendment 60 to Local Planning Scheme No.3 on 17 May 2016. These documents together provide the framework for Beaufort Street's future development, creating opportunities for activity and encouraging development in keeping with Beaufort Street's character.

Beaufort Street is one of Perth's most vibrant and creative places. It is an important street which connects central Perth with its northeast suburbs and it serves the suburbs of Mount Lawley and Inglewood by offering a wide range of uses and services including shops, offices, restaurants and entertainment.

It is also home to people living in houses, flats and new apartments along the street and nearby. Located close to Perth CBD and with good public transport, Beaufort Street is attractive to medium to higher density housing development.

The City of Stirling identified that Beaufort Street has significant development potential which can utilise the high amenity and vitality of the street. However, street quality is impacted by a hostile car-oriented environment with through-traffic travelling aggressively in and through north-eastern Mount Lawley and Inglewood. The car-oriented environment, together with a lack of parking definition and a poor pedestrian environment, has diminished commercial activity and created a deficient environment in which to locate new higher density housing, without remediating these deficiencies.

Revitalisation of Beaufort Street in northeast Mount Lawley and in Inglewood will be achieved by creating amenity sanitising pedestrians to reinvigorate businesses and provide a congenial location for new residents.

The location

The approximately 2.8 km long Activity Corridor extends between Walcott Street in the southwest and Salisbury Street in the northeast. The Corridor generally includes the properties fronting Beaufort Street, but does not include the nearby residential areas outside of Beaufort Street itself.

Community consultation

A 'Charrette' formed the core of the community and landowner consultation process. A 'Charrette' is a stakeholder-collaborative, design-based process, for which City of Stirling staff and its consultant team set up a temporary design studio at the Civic Hotel on Beaufort Street and developed plans for the corridor over a 10 day period in April 2014.

Urban designers rediscovered Beaufort Street's context, history and decoration and, with community support, found it is important that new buildings and facades should maintain the street's richness and create a satisfying sense of place.

Planning framework

The planning framework for Beaufort Street's revitalisation is provided by the following documents adopted by Council on 17 May 2016:

Beaufort street strategy

The Strategy outlines the vision for the section of Beaufort Street located within the City of Stirling.

Local Planning Scheme No.3 - Amendment No.60

Introducing new subdivision requirements and restriction of uses for lots

Streamlining the various Additional and Special Uses

The City is awaiting the Western Australian Planning Commission's approval of Amendment 60, with gazettal of the Amendment expected in 2019.

Modifications to character retention guidelines and additional heritage list properties

Council adopted minor modifications to Local Planning Policy 3.1 Character Retention Guidelines for Mount Lawley, Menora and Inglewood to allow sites along Beaufort Street to be redeveloped in accordance with Beaufort Street Local Development Plan.

Beaufort Street place activation

Since the Charrette in April 2014, much has happened to realise the community's dream of a more lively and beautiful Beaufort Street. This includes a Place Activation Plan for Inglewood and the establishment of the Inglewood on Beaufort community network. The network has adopted the Plan as its working document, and has worked closely with the City to implement it.

Achievements include the Inglewood Night Markets and responding to traders' calls by marking car parking bays along Beaufort Street in the Inglewood Town Centre to benefit trade. Pilot grants to support the community to implement the Plan include the Beaufort Street Green Space grant and the Inglewood Place Activation Grant. The grants have resulted in more trees, lighting, planter boxes, a pop up community garden, and murals. The City is also partnering with the Beaufort Street Network and private business to bring more art to the street.

Road widening

The Beaufort Street project was undertaken independently of the road widening and construction works that took place along Beaufort Street. The City collaborated closely with the Public Transport Authority on the construction of a dedicated bus lane for Beaufort Street. However, these works were undertaken prior to the Beaufort Street project.

For further information, please phone our Contact Centre.

Better Suburbs

The City of Stirling initiated the Better Suburbs project in 2016 to improve the suburbs of Balga, Dianella (north of Morley Drive), Nollamara, Mirrabooka and Westminister and parts of Balcatta, Hamersley, Tuart Hill and Yokine near Wanneroo Road and Morley Drive.

The City is committed to delivering high-quality urban places and spaces, where people choose to live, work, visit and invest. This includes safe and thriving neighbourhoods with a range of housing, employment, and recreational opportunities, whilst ensuring the protection of the City's natural environment.

The City of Stirling's draft Local Planning Strategy guides the Better Suburbs project. The Strategy aims to:

Focus investment, jobs and housing growth on corridors and centres

Maintain residential areas of the City for family and larger households

Increase tree coverage

Improve the overall liveability of the City and

Protect and enhance the City's natural environment.

The project will deliver a plan to encourage the development of a range of housing types, improved open spaces and more tree coverage. It will also identify opportunities for growth around centres and along transport corridors and the retention of areas for family housing.

Open day and community festival

The City held a Public Open Day and Community Festival on 26 November 2017 at which the draft plans for the future development of Balga, Dianella, Mirrabooka, Nollamara and Westminster were on display for public viewing and comment.

Please click on the links below to view the plans that were displayed at the Open Day on 26 November 2017.

The draft plans were developed in consultation with the community as part of the community consultation programme that included listening posts (December 2016), Vision and Design Workshops (March – April 2017), and Centre and Corridor Workshops (September – November 2017).

The City is now working on refining the plans, which it hopes to formally advertise for public comment during 2019.

Listening posts and community survey

Community consultation for the Better Suburbs project started in December 2016.

The City set up eight listening posts across the Better Suburbs area between 08 December 2016 and 10 December 2016 at the following locations: Mirrabooka Village, Nollamara Shops, Stirling Central, Balga Friday Markets, Mirrabooka Mosque, Nollmara Buddhist Centre and the Mirrabooka Shopping Centre.

City officers talked to landowners, tenants and visitors to learn their views on their suburbs. Participants also completed a survey that covered a range of development issues affecting the better Suburbs area. The Survey was also available on the City's website.

The survey ended on 28 February 2017 by which time the City had received 864 completed surveys.

Vision and design workshops

During March and April 2017, the City held a series of vision/design workshops for at which City officers worked with the participants to create a long-term vision and to generate design options to manage the key planning issues.

From July to August 2017, the City met with community groups, building industry representatives and State Government Agencies to generate ideas on multi-generational housing, shop houses and centre design. The community and stakeholder inputs will shape the draft plans for the Better Suburbs area, which the City and its consultant team are preparing.

Public advertising

The City expects that formal advertising of the Better Suburbs plans will occur towards the end of 2018.

Herdsman-Glendalough Precinct

Background

In 2013 the City of Stirling commenced the Herdsman Glendalough Area Project. This project aims to facilitate the transition of Herdsman Glendalough over time into a high intensity mixed use area with improved public realm amenity and a strong focus on public transport.

To change the planning regulations to allow this to happen, an amendment to the City’s Local Planning Scheme is required to rezone the area to “Development Zone”. The Development controls for the area are then contained in a Structure Plan and Local Development Plan. A Development Contribution Plan will also be required to fund some of the infrastructure that will be required as a result of the planning intensification of the area. These planning documents are together termed the Planning Framework.

Ultimately the area will contain mid-rise and high-rise buildings housing an additional 22,000 people and be capable of providing an additional 20,000 jobs by 2051.

Project history

The Herdsman Glendalough Structure Plan was advertised for public comment on 20 January 2015. Key elements of the plan include:

Land use provisions:

Commercial and residential parking provisions

Locations of roads and proposed road reserves

New public open space locations

Explanatory information such as environment, movement networks etc.

The Detailed Area Plan was advertised on 3 March 2015 and will guide development and built form outcomes in the Herdsman Glendalough Area and will provide a basis for assessing development in the area. Key provisions of the Herdsman Glendalough Detailed Area Plan include:

Setbacks

Heights

Streetscape and building articulation

Plot ratio and height incentivised bonuses

Landscaping.

As part of the implementation of this project, an amendment to the Metropolitan Region Scheme was required to change the Metropolitan Regional Scheme designation of the area from Industrial to Urban. The Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment was advertised for public comment on 3 April 2014 by the WAPC. When advertised, the proposed Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment showed a large area as Urban Deferred due to the misapplication of State Planning Policy 4.3 Poultry Farms (now revoked), to an area around a poultry processing plant. Because of this, finalisation of the Structure Plan and Local Development Plans were put on hold while the issue was resolved.

The Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment was ultimately modified to remove the Future Urban designation and was gazetted on 5 January 2018 to rezone the area Urban. This enabled the City to recommence the project, and introduce the Development Zoning into its scheme on 21 August 2018 (Amendment 39).

Next steps

In October 2015 the State Government introduced the Planning and Development Act (Local Planning Scheme) Regulations 2015. This changed the way that Structure Plans and Local Development Plans work and has necessitated rewriting the early Planning Framework so that it complies with the new regulations. In addition to this, the Development Contribution Plan for the area needs to be completed and publically advertised.

Flora Terrace Parking and Urban Design Study

The Flora Terrace Local Centre has been the subject of ongoing development over the last few years. The centre now exhibits a strong diversity in land uses, including a number of popular cafés and restaurants. However, the success of the Centre has led to a perception that this has caused parking issues.

In response to these concerns, in late 2016 the City of Stirling commenced the Flora Terrace Parking & Urban Design Study. The purpose of the Study is to examine and respond to parking and urban design considerations within the Flora Terrace local centre, as identified in the image below.

In order to engage with the local community for the duration of the Study, the City will be organising three consultation events, as follows:

Vision workshop

The Vision Workshop was held on 3 December 2016 and provided a summary of planning to date and enabled discussion on the key issues and opportunities for the precinct.

Design workshop

The Design Workshop was held on 25 February 2017 and provided an opportunity to 'drill down' to specific details, and enabled consideration of concept plans which will present options for parking and urban design requirements.

Community Open Day

The Community Open Day was held on 29 April 2017 and enabled interested members of the community to walk around and view a series of plans at their leisure. The documents presented at the Open Day are available to download below.

Feasibility study

The feasibility study arises from the Flora Terrace Parking and Urban Design Study endorsed by Council on 14 November 2017.

Community workshop

The workshop was held on 19 May 2018. Development scenarios and delivery options were considered for the possible redevelopment of two commercial lots (Lot 653, HN 109 and Lot 6, HN 113 Flora Terrace) in conjunction with the adjoining community centre lot owned by the City (Lot 50, HN 20 Castle). The workshop investigated the long-term possibility of providing additional public parking, a public square and improved pedestrian amenity.

Community Open Day

The Community Open day was held on 15 September 2018 and built on the work undertaken at the Feasibility Workshop held in May 2018 and presented the outcomes of the study. The document presented at the Open Day are available to download below.

Innaloo Precinct - Self Explaining Roads

Residents within Innaloo have continually identified traffic in their local area to be a major problem. The Stirling Alliance in conjunction with the City of Stirling and through ongoing engagement with the Innaloo community has developed a concept of Self Explaining Roads. This concept proposes a solution to resolve this problem of dangerous and fast traffic flow on residential streets within the area.

Following on from the petition received by the Council, and the resolution to support the development of a design, a Community Open Day was held on 22nd September 2012 at La Grange Dongara Reserve to introduce the concept of Self Explaining Roads, and enable the community participants to actively participate in that design. That was followed by another open day, incorporating a street based workshop, at the City of Stirling's Reception Hall on the 13th October 2012 to enable fine tuning of the design to accommodate a second stage of input from the community.

The information and input gathered through the two community consultations has been developed into a draft detailed plan for Self-Explaining traffic calming initiative.

Main Street, Osborne Park Urban Design

The Main Street centre in Osborne Park is a cultural hub within the City consisting of a range of commercial premises, cafes, restaurants and community facilities. However, from an urban design perspective, the way the centre was developed many years ago has impeded its success.

In 2016, the City of Stirling in conjunction with Village Well, prepared a Vision & Activation Strategy for the Main Street centre. In preparing the Strategy it was identified that the potential success of the centre is impeded by the poor historical urban design and design of road intersections. Specifically, the large setback to buildings, the dominance of parking within the streetscape, and the wide roads which enable traffic to speed through the centre, have all resulted in this poor urban design outcome that we see today.

An Urban Design Study was subsequently commenced in late 2017 in order to determine how Main Street could be designed to become more pedestrian-friendly. The Urban Design Study has to date included three rounds of informal consultation (Vision Workshop, Design Workshop, and Open Day).

Vision workshop - Saturday, 9 December 2017

The Vision Workshop provided a summary of planning to date and enabled a robust discussion with the community about the precinct. The Vision Workshop provided the City and community with a clear understanding of the key issues and opportunities for the centre, and enabled attendees to work with the City in developing a clear vision for the area.

The vision workshop presentation and consultation report is available below:

Design workshop - Saturday, 5 May 2018

The Design Workshop saw the development of various design options for the Main Street Centre and its surrounds. These options arose from the outcomes of the Vision Workshop held in December 2017. The Design Workshop allowed the City and attendees to work collaboratively to refine these options and identify those most favoured by the community.

The Design Workshop presentation and consultation report is available below:

Where To From Here?

The City is currently finalising the suite of documents that have been prepared as part of the Urban Design Study. These include an Urban Design Strategy, draft Scheme Amendment, and draft Local Development Plan, as well as a Transport Plan and Feasibility Study.

These documents will be presented to Council mid-2019, following which formal community advertising of the Scheme Amendment and Local Development Plan will occur.

Any queries regarding the Main Street Urban Design Study can be directed to the City Planning Business Unit via 9205 8555.

Mirrabooka Town Centre Structure Plan

The Mirrabooka Town Centre Structure Plan area is located between Reid Highway, Yirrigan Drive, Mirrabooka Avenue and Northwood Drive.

The City of Stirling is presently preparing a structure plan in consideration of the State Government strategy 'Directions 2031 and Beyond' and state planning policy 'Activity Centres for Perth and Peel'.

The City is continuing improvements to the Mirrabooka Centre with the extension of Milldale Way to create a main-street, assisting initiatives, and providing new mixed development sites along the main-street. The improvements are aimed at making the Centre a better place for work, shopping, leisure and living.

The Structure Plan will be administered by the City in association with the Local Planning Scheme No.3.

The core aim of the MCSP is: "To create a centre with a diverse range of uses, which is attractive, safe and is a focus for the region's shopping, social housing and service needs."

To achieve this aim the following objectives have been identified for the MCSP:

To provide a sound, coordinated strategy for the integrated development of public and private land to facilitate the creation of a safe, successful, vibrant centre, which provides a range of needs for a regional community;

To provide sound economic reasoning to substantiate and inform the development of recommendations in relation to land use zoning and allocation of costs;

To provide guidance on statutory planning provisions for desired development outcomes for private land within the centre, consistent with the adopted vision;

To provide guidance for an implementation strategy that builds on the outcomes of the Mirrabooka Regional Centre Improvement Strategy; and

To provide for integration of built form and land uses with public transport infrastructure.

The following projects and documents have contributed to planning in the Mirrabooka centre area:

2000 Enquiry by Design Workshops

2002 Mirrabooka Regional Centre Improvement Strategy (MRCIS)

2004 Draft Local Commercial Strategy

2004 Draft Mirrabooka Regional Centre Design Theme & Guidelines

2005 Draft Mirrabooka Regional Centre - Urban Style Guide

2006 Draft Mirrabooka Regional Centre Parking Strategy

2006 Draft Mirrabooka Regional Centre Outline Development Plan.

Planning

The Planning phase of the project requires collecting facts and information for preparation of a draft structure plan report.

Several precincts have been identified for the Mirrabooka centre area. Development standards for land use and building form will be coordinated for these precincts.

Scarborough Beach Road Activity Corridor

Following various community consultation sessions and public advertising, Council has adopted a planning framework for the Scarborough Beach Road West Area. The Scarborough Beach Road West Area is located on Scarborough Beach Road between Hinderwell Street and Odin Road. The Planning framework is now fully operational and is made up of 3 documents including an Activity Corridor Strategy, a Local Development Plan and Amendment 65 to Local Planning Scheme No.3. The objective of this planning framework is to facilitate the delivery of transit lanes for buses in the short term and light rail in the future with appropriately scaled pedestrian friendly mixed use transit hubs at existing centres between Innaloo and Scarborough Beach.

The Planning Strategy is an overarching document which provides the basis for land use and built form changes in the Scarborough Beach Road West Area. The Local Development Plan contains detailed development provisions for residential and commercial properties. Amendment No.65 is the document which rezoned the Scarborough Beach Road West Area to allow for further mixed use development and an increase in residential density.

The Document focuses on the following key elements:

Land use

Built form

Movement network

Public realm.

Both an Integrated Transport Strategy and a Landscaping Masterplan of supporting documents have is also been prepared in conjunction with Planning Strategy and Detailed Area Plans.

Stirling City Centre

The City of Stirling aims to transform the Stirling City Centre into a vibrant, people friendly activity centre built around the Stirling Railway Station.

Stirling City Centre will become a sustainable 21st century city, a hub for a diverse and prosperous community, and a place of wellbeing for everyone.

The aim is to transform the Stirling City Centre into a well-defined, compact centre with mixed use developments well integrated with the Stirling Railway Station.

City Planning held the Stirling City Centre Southern Precinct Open Day on Saturday 10 June 2017 from 10am to 1pm.

Pages from the draft Stirling City Centre Southern Precinct Local Development Plan were on display for the public to view.

Approximately 1300 letters were posted to ratepayers living within a 200m radius of the precinct with over 100 people attending the event throughout the day.

The majority of attendees provided verbal support for the various proposals, however a small number of attendees raised concerns in relation to proposed building standards in Liege Street and the scale of buildings on the Botanica Tavern site.

The Community engagement Event was a success and the Local Development Plan will be amended following the open day and then advertised in the next few months.

Stirling City Centre Structure Plan

On 9 December 2014 Council adopted the Stirling City Centre Structure Plan.

The Structure Plan was prepared by the City of Stirling and the Western Australian Planning Commission. The Structure Plan outlines an integrated approach to fostering the continued development of the Stirling City Centre.

The new Stirling City Centre is proposed to include some of the following new and existing elements:

Redeveloped Innaloo Shopping Centre inclusive of new town square and apartments

Redeveloped Event Cinema site with a new local Main Street, shops, offices and apartments

Stirling Civic Precinct

Osborne Park Hospital

Western portion of Osborne Park Industrial Area transitioning into a high amenity mixed use precinct with new primary school and local park

Detailed area plans

The Structure Plan defines objectives and requirements for each of the six precincts within the Stirling City Centre. These provisions help inform the preparation of Detailed Area Plans. Each Detailed Area Plan has specific development control requirements such as building heights and lot boundary setbacks.